I’m an assistant coach at Bishop Chatard High School. I’m trying to convince our varsity coach to adopt this as our primary defense. And adopt the Villanova 4 Out 1 In Motion as our primary offense. We’re an undersized team with a deep and talented backcourt. We also have a lot of good shooters at positions 1-4. Hopefully I will succeed.
Pitino’s 2-3 matchup zone and full court presses were a sight to see. Bennett is the best defensive coach in the country now that Pitino is out of college.
This is not the way I was raised on basketball, coming from a UCLA high post offense and 2-2-1 press defense backing into m/m or 1-2-2 zone, and with up-tempo pressure, but the last few years as a coach, I have come to see this (pack line d and blocker-mover o) as the most sensible way to teach the game to 21st century players. We scrimmage a lot without allowing any dribbling, and that helps us attack other packline defenses while strengthening our blocker-mover offense. Also, we are actually averaging more steals this year with this half-court defense than in past years with a full-court press and tight pressure defense and without the gamble of giving up crips when they defeated the pressure. Until the dribble-penetration trend dies a little, this is the defense to consider first as a coach.
Excellent breakdown and explanations, but Virginia rarely, if ever switch the on ball screen. They for sure hard hedge, but the big always recovers to his man. They are the best, in my opinion, of defending the on ball screen.
nice breakdown.... but I at the end, I don't think they switch on every screen. Bigs will hedge out on screens to disrupt the ball, but then sprint back to their man.
yes, it's very effective but we dont have a lot of size and athleticism so it doesnt always run to perfection. but its simple and offering perimeter shots rather than easy points in the post is basically my coach's philosophy lol.
@@deeway5964 That's exactly right. I don't understand the modern hatred of post scoring. Players like Jokic would be a hundred times more dominant if they were allowed a real chance at playing out of the post. Plus, a good post passer would be a godsend to three point shooting teams; the open looks you would create off of double and triple teams would be ridiculous.
Joshua Caleb I guess they're tripping because post offense has the tendency of slowing the game down, in reality unless you directly outlaw it in the rule book you're not getting rid of it no time soon for 3 reasons #1 when 3 aren't falling it's a good alternative #2 When The best isolationist loose the ability to beat defenders on the dribble drive they go to the post( check out highlights of Dwayne Wade,M.J.,Kobe, even Jimmy Butler and maybe Dominique Wilkins). #3 of these analytical guys start watching more videos they would see the best way to set the 3point shooters up would be a pass out of the post because the shooter is already facing the basket.
Question for yall. Why wouldn’t you switch ball screen, dho and pin downs? If you go over them the will curl/drive and surely it means a paint touch… or if they tag the curl/drive we get in rotations and an open 3. Can someone sell me on the “over” the pin down/ball screen to still protect the paint and cover kickout 3s. Thanks
I've been coaching this for years & I make this decision based on each opponent's strength & sometimes the personnel I have on the floor. I'll always switch guards because the matchup should be about the same. If the screen is trying to get a mismatch, we play under & maybe ice the screen if my 2nd defender is a big.
This is the best defense against this generation of drive and attack offense. But teams like Gonzaga and teams with multiple shooters will give it problems. I think it is an excellent defense at the high school level..
This defense is very personnel dependent. You will need a team of long athletes that move well for this to be most effective. And honestly any defense works if you have that
I don't understand why maintaining contact would supposedly make you harder to screen. If you stay in contact with an offensive player, he can manipulate your position to make you far easier to screen. If you keep space with your head on a swivel, you're far harder to screen.
josh omera I wouldn't say kill more like massacred,slaughtered,slayed bodied,beheaded,hanged by the neck,annilhilated yes an excellent 3point shooting team cancels this defense out!
The “elbows” are the two corners of the lane at the ends of the foul line. Getting beat through the elbows is allowing penetration into the gaps at those points. The Pack-Line is designed to close off the lane there with the on-ball defender or very quick help defense.
My middle school 7th and 8th grade team runs this and we went undefeated and we took out a lot of aau teams with this defense
I coach middle school too and would like yo implement this. What drills do you use to teach this?
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@@eliasparker5113 there are about a dozen, do you know which one?
I’m an assistant coach at Bishop Chatard High School. I’m trying to convince our varsity coach to adopt this as our primary defense. And adopt the Villanova 4 Out 1 In Motion as our primary offense. We’re an undersized team with a deep and talented backcourt. We also have a lot of good shooters at positions 1-4. Hopefully I will succeed.
How’d it turn out?
@@eliasparker5113 13-5 so far
@@TaurusLaughGuru Sweet! glad to hear
Best description of the Pack Line D I've seen. Love the Horns and Nova 4-1 Breakdowns as well. Great learning tools for young coaches like myself!
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Bennett is the best defensive coach in Basketball. His kids hedge better than anybody that I have ever seen.
Great observation.
Huggins.
And it was completely exposed last week and will continue to be every tournament year.
Pitino’s 2-3 matchup zone and full court presses were a sight to see. Bennett is the best defensive coach in the country now that Pitino is out of college.
hokieguy95 you were saying?
This is not the way I was raised on basketball, coming from a UCLA high post offense and 2-2-1 press defense backing into m/m or 1-2-2 zone, and with up-tempo pressure, but the last few years as a coach, I have come to see this (pack line d and blocker-mover o) as the most sensible way to teach the game to 21st century players. We scrimmage a lot without allowing any dribbling, and that helps us attack other packline defenses while strengthening our blocker-mover offense. Also, we are actually averaging more steals this year with this half-court defense than in past years with a full-court press and tight pressure defense and without the gamble of giving up crips when they defeated the pressure. Until the dribble-penetration trend dies a little, this is the defense to consider first as a coach.
very detailed description of the packline. well done
Excellent breakdown and explanations, but Virginia rarely, if ever switch the on ball screen. They for sure hard hedge, but the big always recovers to his man. They are the best, in my opinion, of defending the on ball screen.
Never understood what this Def actually was till this video thank you.
nice breakdown.... but I at the end, I don't think they switch on every screen. Bigs will hedge out on screens to disrupt the ball, but then sprint back to their man.
They dont switch when "bigs" ball screen... They hedge until defender recovers
Thank you for this! this defense is what my coach uses. Excellent vid!
Do you like it as a player?
yes, it's very effective but we dont have a lot of size and athleticism so it doesnt always run to perfection. but its simple and offering perimeter shots rather than easy points in the post is basically my coach's philosophy lol.
Can you do one on Bob Huggins press?
I was wondering could this work in the pros. This breakdown was so comprehensive that it answered my question!
Its kinda how some teams are starting to play Harden. I saw Boston doing some very similar stuff when they played Houston last season.
Joshua Caleb it has value the only thing is N.B.A. is foolishly de emphasizing post scoring so this probably would have to be an anti-drive defense.
@@deeway5964 That's exactly right. I don't understand the modern hatred of post scoring. Players like Jokic would be a hundred times more dominant if they were allowed a real chance at playing out of the post. Plus, a good post passer would be a godsend to three point shooting teams; the open looks you would create off of double and triple teams would be ridiculous.
Joshua Caleb I guess they're tripping because post offense has the tendency of slowing the game down, in reality unless you directly outlaw it in the rule book you're not getting rid of it no time soon for 3 reasons
#1 when 3 aren't falling it's a good alternative
#2 When The best isolationist loose the ability to beat defenders on the dribble drive they go to the post( check out highlights of Dwayne Wade,M.J.,Kobe, even Jimmy Butler and maybe Dominique Wilkins).
#3 of these analytical guys start watching more videos they would see the best way to set the 3point shooters up would be a pass out of the post because the shooter is already facing the basket.
Most man defenses already do this. Its pretty similair to a standard shell drill
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Excellent Video
NovembersSun appreciate it! This motivates me to make more!
Thanks coach! Remember to check out the detailed breakdown here: blog.coachbase.com/pack-line-defense-complete-guide-with-drills/
Awesome video, high quality lesson. Thank you.
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Great stuff, thanks !
Question for yall. Why wouldn’t you switch ball screen, dho and pin downs?
If you go over them the will curl/drive and surely it means a paint touch… or if they tag the curl/drive we get in rotations and an open 3.
Can someone sell me on the “over” the pin down/ball screen to still protect the paint and cover kickout 3s. Thanks
I've been coaching this for years & I make this decision based on each opponent's strength & sometimes the personnel I have on the floor. I'll always switch guards because the matchup should be about the same. If the screen is trying to get a mismatch, we play under & maybe ice the screen if my 2nd defender is a big.
Thanks for the upload.
This is the best defense against this generation of drive and attack offense. But teams like Gonzaga and teams with multiple shooters will give it problems. I think it is an excellent defense at the high school level..
tony bennett defensive vs a john beilien offense would be interesting to see !!!
Offensive never never never Will win defense
Great work
good vid bro
They don’t switch they hedge hard and recover.
Nice video
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This defense is very personnel dependent. You will need a team of long athletes that move well for this to be most effective. And honestly any defense works if you have that
I don't understand why maintaining contact would supposedly make you harder to screen. If you stay in contact with an offensive player, he can manipulate your position to make you far easier to screen. If you keep space with your head on a swivel, you're far harder to screen.
This is great except better shooting teams will kill you on the ball side corner 3 is free to shoot when 1 pass away is helping.
They didn't switc on the hard hedge. They hedge and recover.
so if a team has shooters they will kill virginia?
josh omera I wouldn't say kill more like massacred,slaughtered,slayed bodied,beheaded,hanged by the neck,annilhilated yes an excellent 3point shooting team cancels this defense out!
Kind of
I hear and read this comment all the time. If a team *HAS SHOOTERS* does it really matter what defense you play? LOL
All denial is 3/4. Low post fronting is NOT denial, it's fronting this has been the case since Clair Bee invented "pressure" man to man.
Does anyone understand Chris Mack's philosophy, "Do not get beat through the elbows?"
The “elbows” are the two corners of the lane at the ends of the foul line. Getting beat through the elbows is allowing penetration into the gaps at those points. The Pack-Line is designed to close off the lane there with the on-ball defender or very quick help defense.
This is called a shell drill.
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People boo zone defenses but applaud this?
i like when teams play this against me. easy to score. :)
Lee Tao Dana if you can shoot this defense is actually kind of defective, but with UVA they can rotate quickly and stop the wide open 3
Is that why teams average about 50 vs. Tony Bennett teams?
@@sethhanson1698 pace on offense
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This defense will take your team from rags to riches, yes, the good life. But don't leave your heart in San Francisco.
This defense got exposed by UMBC.
True
Defense didn't get exposed, the effort, execution, and adjustment by Bennet. Also to be fair Jarius Lyles was in mothafucking zone
Actually I think it was the mover blocker offense that got exposed, not the defense.
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UMBC!!!
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The analysis offered by the commentator is elementary at best. Some people truly love the sound of their own voice.
Hasn't held up well over time.
I would rather watch paint dry. Horrible basketball, sets the game back to the 1920's. Garbage.
Poop
Excellent Video
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